Data Scientist
UK > Northern Ireland
The median Data Scientist salary in Northern Ireland is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 September 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 39 | - | 55 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +45 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Data Scientist | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland | 0.32% | - | 0.24% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.35% | - | 0.26% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £39,000 | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £40,000 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £41,000 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK median annual salary | £72,500 | £62,879 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.30% | +4.80% | -7.69% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Northern Ireland
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Northern Ireland. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in Northern Ireland with a recognized job title | 284 | 500 | 391 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.59% | 97.09% | 94.44% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 133 | 286 | 312 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £30,000 | £29,850 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,257 | £40,000 | £37,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £59,000 | £55,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.27% | +10.00% | +5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £70,000 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £85,000 | £76,250 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -8.33% | - |
Data Scientist
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland
Job postings that featured Data Scientist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland.
Data Scientist
Salary Trend in Northern Ireland
Salary distribution trend for Data Scientist job vacancies in Northern Ireland.
Data Scientist
Job Locations in Northern Ireland
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Scientist within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 15 September 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| County Antrim | - | 1 | £40,000 | - | 5 |
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Data Scientist Skill Set
Top 11 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Northern Ireland
For the 6 months to 15 September 2025, Data Scientist job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Northern Ireland region featuring Data Scientist in the job title.
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Data Scientist Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Northern Ireland by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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